LOUGHBOROUGH TROPHY Challenger 2018 - 21-27th May: Main thread - Tournament information

[Sallydaisy]

LOUGHBOROUGH TROPHY
Loughborough University Sport Tennis Centre (aka Dan Maskell Tennis Centre)
Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3TU. (north of Leicester, M1 is the nearest Motorway).

Challenger Tour, $100k prize money
Indoor Hard Court, 32 Main Draw and 16 pairs Doubles Draw
Tickets (limited numbers) range in price from £11.50 at the beginning of the week to £21.50 for best seats at the Final.

MAIN DRAW ENTRY LIST
104 Lacko, Lukas (SVK)
232 Harris, Lloyd (RSA)
244 Harrison, Christian (USA)
245 Setkic, Aldin (BIH)
246 Purcell, Max (AUS)
251 Ilkel, Cem (TUR)
266 Pavic, Ante (CRO)
268 Brands, Daniel (GER)
275 Whittington, Andrew (AUS)
278 Moriya, Hiroki (JPN)
284 Guez, David (ESP)
294 Uchida, Kaichi (JPN)
295 Mousley, Bradley (AUS)
301 Leshem, Edan (ISR)
302 Jaloviec, Marek (CZE)
308 Kelly, Dayne (AUS)
309 Ortega-Olmedo, Roberto (ESP)
311 Gabashvili, Teymuraz (RUS)
312 Puetz, Tim (GER)
316 Ward, Alexander (GBR)
327 Aragone, JC (USA)
328 Bega, Alessandro (ITA)

32 Draw, QUALIFYING EVENT: 19/20th May,
tickets are free I believe? or £1.50?


TRAVELLING TO THE EVENT
There is limited parking on the University Campus so it is best to use Car Park 1 (near the west entrance). There is a campus shuttle bus which operates from car park 1 Monday-Saturday to the centre of campus. For Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 May, there is also car park 9. When on campus follow yellow event signs from West Entrance.

[Sallydaisy]

This thread is for tournament/draw/match discussion.
'who's going' stuff belongs here: http://www.andymurrayfanforum.com/forums/showthread.php?3316-New-tournaments-Glasgow-and-Loughborough-tickets-who-is-going-etc

[roytennisfan]

Dan is in qualifying
James Ed Lloyd and Luke all wildcards into MD Alexander there on ranking

[roytennisfan]

Singles Draw http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2018/7918/mds.pdf

Wardy plays Lloyd

[cazza99]

Just realised this has been live online on the BBC 10am- 8 pm this weekend according to the Radio Times.

[roytennisfan]

Massive Brit session tomorrow from midday

https://www.lta.org.uk/globalassets/major-events-refresh/loughborough/oop--draw/monday-oop.pdf


Dan then Alex then Ed then James v Lloyd

[roytennisfan]

Dan took opening set 6-4 on live LTA Facebook now

[cazza99]

Link for watching live - http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/atp-challenger-tour

[Hawkeye]

5-5 second set.

[roytennisfan]

Good workout of Dan 6-4 7-6

[Caro]

Just having lunch at work and pleased to see the result. Another main draw challenger spot earned. Hope he can win a round or 2 this time.

[roytennisfan]

James took the first set 7-5 v Lloyd

[roytennisfan]

Just having lunch at work and pleased to see the result. Another main draw challenger spot earned. Hope he can win a round or 2 this time.

Not a great draw for Dan, second seed Max Purcell, who is down as #218 but certainly ranked higher than the one Dan lost to in Glasgow, hopefully Dan can stepup this time.

[roytennisfan]

James got on a roll 7-5 6-1

[roytennisfan]

Dan won to go into MD, but Ed and Alex lost their MD r1 matches, so a mixed day

[Sallydaisy]

OOP for Tuesday 22nd May: Dan is on Centre, 2nd match not before 11.30am. Wardy not on schedule.
https://www.lta.org.uk/globalassets/major-events-refresh/loughborough/oop--draw/loughborough-trophy---monday-oop.pdf

[Teresa]

Well done to James and Dan.

[Nessie]

We had a great day there today! Seeing Dan and James win and the others played really well. Marcus W was also in the doubles but lost too. Me thinks he has a little too much excess weight! Leon was there too.

[themass15]

Looking forward to going on Friday with Jackie and hoping some Brits will still be in the draw, especially James and Dan!

[exislander]

6-4,6-2 Dan not wasting any time!

[Jan]

:cheer:

[Jane]

Good stuff, Dan:dance::dance:

[roytennisfan]

Let's hope Dan can do a run now after putting out Purcell(2)

[roytennisfan]

Luke is playing Rodionov later today with the winner to plat Dan next

[JAMES4578]

Certainly impressive from Dan and hopefully can have a good run, well done!

[cazza99]

oop for Wednesday - http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2018/7918/op.pdf

[jagmad]

Sitting in the Paget public house having a well earned drink.
Picture on the wall.
1379

SMOKING!
1380

[jackie55]

Does anyone have the OOP for Thursday, interested to know when Dan is playing

[Hawkeye]

Dan last up, not before 5pm BST.

[cazza99]

If you go on to the ATP website and go onto the Challenger section the oops are there.

oop - http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2018/7918/op.pdf

[themass15]

BBC showing Loughborough on Connected TV and online.

[jackie55]

BBC showing Loughborough on Connected TV and online.

Hopefully still showing when Dan plays later

[Jan]

It should also be on the ATP challenger live stream:
https://livestream.com/ATP

[Hawkeye]

Dan loses first set 6-4.

[exislander]

Rodionov just too good today as Dan loses 4-6 5-7.

[Jan]

:sad:
Outplayed, sadly.

[jackie55]

Shame, would have liked to have seen him tomorrow when going to Loughborough :sad:

[Jane]

:crying::crying:

[themass15]

Like Jackie I was hoping to see Dan in Loughborough tomorrow but we have some good matches to look forward to

[JAMES4578]

Disappointing but Dan making some progress.

[Hawkeye]

Wardy just started against Gabashvili.

[Hawkeye]

Wardy takes the first set 7-5. Gabashvili struggling with an elbow injury, just called for the physio.

[Teresa]

Just been fighting with the garden. Arrived in at set point. Excellent Mr Ward.

[Hawkeye]

Gabashvili quits at *4-5 30-30 in the second set.

[Teresa]

Gabashvili quits at *4-5 30-30 in the second set.


He could have let James W get the victory, properly. James W deserves a bit of luck, not to mention a few buckshee points. Well done.

[Jan]

Had to go out, so missed the end.
Well done James!

[JAMES4578]

Pity finished at that point but James seemed to have the upper hand ,well done!

[Hawkeye]

GillyD and caro are very upset that no-one mentioned that there's no bar!

[themass15]

GillyD and caro are very upset that no-one mentioned that there's no bar!

And nor are you allowed to take alcohol in although the two men behind Jackie and I yesterday were definitely drinking wine.

Also only 3 toilets which are outside, okay if it is not raining. Having said that we had a good day and the last match we saw between a young Japanese and a young Austrian was of a very high standard.

[Hawkeye]

Wardy warming up.

[Hawkeye]

Wardy takes the first set 6-1.

[Teresa]

Good lad.

[Sallydaisy]

Wardy a break up in the 2nd set; to serve next at *4-3.

[JAMES4578]

James doing well, 2nd closer but hopefully the break will be crucial.

[Hawkeye]

Wardy wins 6-1 6-4.

[Jane]

Well done, Wardy:dance: :dance:

[Jan]

:cheer::cheer::GBflag:

[goldfish]

Excellent result. Well played James - only lost 1 point when he got his first serve in (57%, 27/28 points).

[Teresa]

Brilliant. Might have not helped AM, but it’s done wonders for Mr Ward. Excellent performance. Well done.

[JAMES4578]

Fabulous serving performance and good win, well done Wardy!:cheer::cheer: Will face 8th seed Moriya for the title.

[karanga]

Well done Wardy. :clap:

[anor]

Well done, James.:thumbup:

[Golden Lady]

Just got home from the Loughborough Trophy, James was fab, just totally solid! From what I saw of his opponent in the other semi, I think James has a great shot at the title tomorrow!

[cazza99]

GillyD and caro are very upset that no-one mentioned that there's no bar!

Can't they inject oranges with alcohol and take those in? :)

[Genbrit]

Well done James, good luck in the final. Good to see him back although I haven't been able to watch any of the matches.

[Caro]

GillyD and caro are very upset that no-one mentioned that there's no bar!

:laugh::laugh: ... we were mortified!! Had a really good day anyway and great to be there to see Wardy get the win. The doubles match was close and entertaining too. The other singles match between 2 Japanese players had us sniggering, the younger one’s body language reminded us of Andy on a VERY bad day. At times he looked like he could barely drag himself round the court between points but moved like a gazelle during them ;) .... and we had a proper drink on the train home :wino::wino:

[cazza99]

oop for final day - http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2018/7918/op.pdf

Doubles at 11.00 and singles starts not before 1.00 pm after a minimum 20 minute break.

[lovetennis]

Not managed to see any of this tourney this week, so looking forward to seeing Wardy. Nice streaming on BBC Sport app on the smartTV

[Hawkeye]

Looking like a Wardycoaster! Moriya takes the first set 6-2, Wardy a break up in the second.

[Hawkeye]

I've just done a RB jinx. Back on serve.

[lovetennis]

Wardy in trouble now. Moriya serving for it

[JAMES4578]

Pity but Moriya has been tough, hopefully Wardy can find way back!

[Hawkeye]

Wardy breaks!

[JAMES4578]

Breaks to love, not great game from Moriya though!

[Jan]

Only just started watching. Oops.
Come on Wardy!!

[Hawkeye]

Moriya to serve for it again.

[JAMES4578]

Can there really be 4 successive breaks, come on James! Oh well not to be as Moriya takes it 6-2, 7-5. James saved 2 Mps but it wasn't enough. Pity but still a good run from Wardy!

[lovetennis]

Shame Wardy couldn't quite make his mark today, but still an encouraging week for him. Good to see him back

[RosieBear]

Oooh, close. Good battle by Wardy but not to be. Apparently, Moriya's results can be a bit inconsistent - unfortunately he was in fine form today.

[supergran]

Bad luck Wardy. Great to see him back.

[Teresa]

Watched it. Real shame for James, but he did well getting to final.